Oct 17, 1999
Hurricane Irene was an intensifying Category 1 hurricane at the time of closest approach to the Wakefield county warning area during the overnight hours of Monday October 18th. Irene was the third tropical system of the 1999 hurricane season to affect the Wakefield county warning area, and brought another round of very heavy rain into southeast Virginia. The very heavy rainfall, locally up to 8 to 12 inches, resulted in widespread street flooding in the urbanized Hampton Roads area. The highest
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5721129). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Suffolk County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.